Sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 14, 2026 . Current time: 7:17:15 pm
First light at 5:20:27 am
Sunrise time: 5:51:49 am
Sunset time: 8:49:44 pm
Last light at 9:21:07 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 57 minutes
1 hour, 32 minutes left for today's sunset in West Des Moines
Moon rose on Jul 14 at 4:50 AM
Moon will set on Jul 14 at 8:27 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)🌑 New moon: today at 4:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 9:37 AMTomorrow
July 15, 2026
First light at 5:21:20 am
Sunrise time: 5:52:38 am
Sunset time: 8:49:08 pm
Last light at 9:20:25 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 56 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in West Des Moines
Moon will rise on Jul 15 at 6:12 AM Moon will set on Jul 15 at 9:01 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (5%)
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Latitude: 41.577209
- Longitude: -93.711334
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in West Des Moines, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in around 6 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 12 minutes.Longest day in West Des Moines, IA
The longest day of the year was 25 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 14 minutes.
July 2026 - West Des Moines, Iowa - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of July in West Des Moines.
The day length shortens by 43 minutes over the course of July 2026 in West Des Moines, IA - from 15 hours, 11 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 27 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Wed, Jul 1 | 5:10:53 am | 5:43:06 am | 8:54:29 pm | 9:26:43 pm | 15h 11m 23s | 15h 11m 23s | 1:18:48 pm | 64.6° | 4:27:29 am | 10:10:07 pm | 3:35:45 am | 11:01:51 pm | 8h 49m 9s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 5:11:28 am | 5:43:38 am | 8:54:20 pm | 9:26:31 pm | 15h 10m 42s | 0m -41s | 1:18:59 pm | 64.6° | 4:28:09 am | 10:09:50 pm | 3:36:35 am | 11:01:23 pm | 8h 49m 52s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 5:12:04 am | 5:44:12 am | 8:54:09 pm | 9:26:16 pm | 15h 9m 57s | 0m -45s | 1:19:10 pm | 64.5° | 4:28:51 am | 10:09:29 pm | 3:37:29 am | 11:00:51 pm | 8h 50m 38s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 5:12:42 am | 5:44:47 am | 8:53:55 pm | 9:25:59 pm | 15h 9m 8s | 0m -49s | 1:19:21 pm | 64.4° | 4:29:35 am | 10:09:07 pm | 3:38:25 am | 11:00:16 pm | 8h 51m 28s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 5:13:22 am | 5:45:23 am | 8:53:39 pm | 9:25:40 pm | 15h 8m 16s | 0m -52s | 1:19:31 pm | 64.3° | 4:30:21 am | 10:08:41 pm | 3:39:25 am | 10:59:38 pm | 8h 52m 22s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 5:14:04 am | 5:46:01 am | 8:53:21 pm | 9:25:19 pm | 15h 7m 20s | 0m -56s | 1:19:41 pm | 64.2° | 4:31:10 am | 10:08:13 pm | 3:40:26 am | 10:58:56 pm | 8h 53m 19s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 5:14:47 am | 5:46:40 am | 8:53:02 pm | 9:24:55 pm | 15h 6m 22s | 0m -58s | 1:19:51 pm | 64.1° | 4:32:00 am | 10:07:42 pm | 3:41:31 am | 10:58:11 pm | 8h 54m 19s | 🌖 (56%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 5:15:31 am | 5:47:21 am | 8:52:40 pm | 9:24:29 pm | 15h 5m 19s | -1m -3s | 1:20:00 pm | 64° | 4:32:52 am | 10:07:09 pm | 3:42:38 am | 10:57:23 pm | 8h 55m 23s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 5:16:17 am | 5:48:03 am | 8:52:16 pm | 9:24:01 pm | 15h 4m 13s | -1m -6s | 1:20:09 pm | 63.9° | 4:33:46 am | 10:06:33 pm | 3:43:47 am | 10:56:31 pm | 8h 56m 30s | 🌘 (35%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:17:04 am | 5:48:46 am | 8:51:49 pm | 9:23:31 pm | 15h 3m 3s | -1m -10s | 1:20:18 pm | 63.7° | 4:34:41 am | 10:05:54 pm | 3:44:58 am | 10:55:37 pm | 8h 57m 41s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:17:53 am | 5:49:30 am | 8:51:21 pm | 9:22:58 pm | 15h 1m 51s | -1m -12s | 1:20:26 pm | 63.6° | 4:35:38 am | 10:05:13 pm | 3:46:12 am | 10:54:39 pm | 8h 58m 54s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:18:43 am | 5:50:15 am | 8:50:51 pm | 9:22:23 pm | 15h 0m 36s | -1m -15s | 1:20:33 pm | 63.5° | 4:36:37 am | 10:04:29 pm | 3:47:28 am | 10:53:39 pm | 9h 0m 11s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:19:34 am | 5:51:02 am | 8:50:19 pm | 9:21:46 pm | 14h 59m 17s | -1m -19s | 1:20:40 pm | 63.3° | 4:37:37 am | 10:03:43 pm | 3:48:45 am | 10:52:35 pm | 9h 1m 30s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:20:27 am | 5:51:49 am | 8:49:44 pm | 9:21:07 pm | 14h 57m 55s | -1m -22s | 1:20:47 pm | 63.2° | 4:38:39 am | 10:02:55 pm | 3:50:04 am | 10:51:29 pm | 9h 2m 54s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:21:20 am | 5:52:38 am | 8:49:08 pm | 9:20:25 pm | 14h 56m 30s | -1m -25s | 1:20:53 pm | 63° | 4:39:42 am | 10:02:04 pm | 3:51:25 am | 10:50:21 pm | 9h 4m 19s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:22:15 am | 5:53:27 am | 8:48:30 pm | 9:19:42 pm | 14h 55m 3s | -1m -27s | 1:20:59 pm | 62.8° | 4:40:46 am | 10:01:11 pm | 3:52:48 am | 10:49:09 pm | 9h 5m 48s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:23:11 am | 5:54:18 am | 8:47:49 pm | 9:18:56 pm | 14h 53m 31s | -1m -32s | 1:21:04 pm | 62.7° | 4:41:52 am | 10:00:15 pm | 3:54:12 am | 10:47:56 pm | 9h 7m 20s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:24:07 am | 5:55:09 am | 8:47:07 pm | 9:18:09 pm | 14h 51m 58s | -1m -33s | 1:21:08 pm | 62.5° | 4:42:59 am | 9:59:18 pm | 3:55:37 am | 10:46:39 pm | 9h 8m 54s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:25:05 am | 5:56:01 am | 8:46:23 pm | 9:17:19 pm | 14h 50m 22s | -1m -36s | 1:21:12 pm | 62.3° | 4:44:06 am | 9:58:18 pm | 3:57:03 am | 10:45:21 pm | 9h 10m 31s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:26:04 am | 5:56:54 am | 8:45:37 pm | 9:16:28 pm | 14h 48m 43s | -1m -39s | 1:21:16 pm | 62.1° | 4:45:15 am | 9:57:16 pm | 3:58:31 am | 10:44:00 pm | 9h 12m 11s | 🌒 (38%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:27:03 am | 5:57:48 am | 8:44:49 pm | 9:15:34 pm | 14h 47m 1s | -1m -42s | 1:21:18 pm | 61.9° | 4:46:25 am | 9:56:12 pm | 4:00:00 am | 10:42:37 pm | 9h 13m 53s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:28:03 am | 5:58:42 am | 8:43:59 pm | 9:14:38 pm | 14h 45m 17s | -1m -44s | 1:21:21 pm | 61.7° | 4:47:35 am | 9:55:06 pm | 4:01:29 am | 10:41:12 pm | 9h 15m 38s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:29:04 am | 5:59:37 am | 8:43:08 pm | 9:13:41 pm | 14h 43m 31s | -1m -46s | 1:21:22 pm | 61.5° | 4:48:47 am | 9:53:58 pm | 4:03:00 am | 10:39:45 pm | 9h 17m 25s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:30:05 am | 6:00:33 am | 8:42:14 pm | 9:12:42 pm | 14h 41m 41s | -1m -50s | 1:21:24 pm | 61.3° | 4:49:59 am | 9:52:48 pm | 4:04:31 am | 10:38:16 pm | 9h 19m 15s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:31:07 am | 6:01:29 am | 8:41:19 pm | 9:11:41 pm | 14h 39m 50s | -1m -51s | 1:21:24 pm | 61.1° | 4:51:12 am | 9:51:36 pm | 4:06:03 am | 10:36:45 pm | 9h 21m 7s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:32:10 am | 6:02:26 am | 8:40:22 pm | 9:10:38 pm | 14h 37m 56s | -1m -54s | 1:21:24 pm | 60.9° | 4:52:26 am | 9:50:23 pm | 4:07:35 am | 10:35:13 pm | 9h 23m 1s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:33:13 am | 6:03:23 am | 8:39:24 pm | 9:09:33 pm | 14h 36m 1s | -1m -55s | 1:21:23 pm | 60.7° | 4:53:40 am | 9:49:07 pm | 4:09:08 am | 10:33:38 pm | 9h 24m 57s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:34:17 am | 6:04:21 am | 8:38:24 pm | 9:08:27 pm | 14h 34m 3s | -1m -58s | 1:21:22 pm | 60.4° | 4:54:54 am | 9:47:50 pm | 4:10:42 am | 10:32:03 pm | 9h 26m 55s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:35:21 am | 6:05:19 am | 8:37:22 pm | 9:07:19 pm | 14h 32m 3s | -2m 0s | 1:21:20 pm | 60.2° | 4:56:09 am | 9:46:31 pm | 4:12:15 am | 10:30:25 pm | 9h 28m 56s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:36:26 am | 6:06:18 am | 8:36:18 pm | 9:06:09 pm | 14h 30m 0s | -2m -3s | 1:21:18 pm | 59.9° | 4:57:25 am | 9:45:11 pm | 4:13:50 am | 10:28:46 pm | 9h 30m 58s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:37:31 am | 6:07:16 am | 8:35:13 pm | 9:04:58 pm | 14h 27m 57s | -2m -3s | 1:21:15 pm | 59.7° | 4:58:41 am | 9:43:49 pm | 4:15:24 am | 10:27:06 pm | 9h 33m 3s | 🌖 (97%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in West Des Moines, IA.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in West Des Moines, IA
In West Des Moines, IA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:38 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:44 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:46 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:54 pm.
West Des Moines, IA gets 6h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 14m versus 9h 12m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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